At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
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| Directing | Jiří Menzel | Director |
| Camera | Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jiří Menzel | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jiří Šust | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Bohumil Hrabal | Novel |
| Editing | Jiřina Lukešová | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Dimitrovová | Costume Design |
| Art | Jiří Cvrček | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jiří Pavlík | Sound |
| Writing | Bohumil Hrabal | Screenplay |
| Directing | Bohumil Kouba | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jana Novotná | Script |
| Crew | Václav Nývlt | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Jaromír Hník | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vojtěch Kuthan | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Oldřich Bosák | Production Design |
| Art | Bohumil Nový | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Jiří Drégr | Props |
| Art | Vladimír Ježek | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaroslav Holub | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Růžena Bulíčková | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miloslav Koubek | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Libuše Švejdová | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Štěpánka Stříbrná | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Zdeněk Oves | Production Manager |
| Production | Otakar Jiříček | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Jaroslav Vágner | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Ctibor Jeřábek | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Jiří Stach | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Writing | Ladislav Fikar | Creative Producer |
| Production | Bohumil Šmída | Executive Producer |
